Germans in French Prison Camp Admire American Treatment
A New York Herald writer describes a French prison housing 200 German privates near a road to observe American forces. He notes humane, even generous, prisoner care and a calm demeanor, with prisoners learning of Allied advances through guards and limited news. The piece includes prisoner reactions and a Swiss-raised German private's remark.
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France
Germany
Don Martin
New York Herald
Armel
Somme
Canned lightning invasion may end war claims
Italian scientist touts an invention called canned lightning that could end the war in 80 days and allow Allies to march unchallenged into Berlin. Tests on the banks of the Tiber reportedly burned through hardwood, exploded bombs, and annihilated trenches with electric rays. The device supposedly concentrates electric currents to cut steel, destroy ships, and down enemy aircraft, though the claim remains unproven.
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Berlin
Ihe
Rome
Tibet
Tiber
EF. A. Raendell
Illustrator World
North Sea
Randall
French fire eater Guyon battles in no mans land hero
Kay Guyon, a regular fire eater and decorated veteran, has fought since August 1914. He has been wounded four times and captured a German Mitrailleuse single handed. Off duty he aids comrades with writing paper for a foyer du soldat and supports his Y M C A secretary colleague. His wife, taken prisoner, escaped Germany and returned to Paris to work in a munition factory. Guyon channels his anger at the Boches into front line action.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Berlin
John Wanamaker
Marshall Wield
Stern Brothers
America
Germany
Guyo
No Man's Land
Bond
Foyer du Soldat
Pollus
Guyon
Paris
Holland
France
London
Boches
Taxicab Drivers Knit But They Are Women
Cleveland witnesses a rising number of day drivers who are women. They sit at stands, manning taxis with skill as busy shoppers and workers pass by, while sweaters and scarves appear on the customers.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Keepsake Goes for Bonds in Tulsa Post Office
In Tulsa Oklahoma W I Martin deposited a $10 gold piece at the post office window and asked for baby bonds saying he had carried the piece for thirty seven years resisting hunger and temptation to spend it to aid victory for American arms.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sam
W. 1 Martin
Fine Cotton Crop Across the South Reported
Reports from practically every section of the South indicate the cotton yield will be heavy this season. The staple is selling around 30 cents as seeding season prompts stimuli for planting more food and feed crops despite pleas in many localities.
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New Orleans
South
Silk manufacture leadership and Hemlock bark use
The United States becomes a leading silk manufacturer as war impacts global production with about 20 000 tons used yearly while Japan tops world output in the East. Spent hemlock bark shows potential to replace 30 percent of rag stock in roofing felts, possibly saving about 1 000 000 annually for 200 000 tons of felt made in the country.
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United States
America
Far East
Japan
Pathfinder
The New Craze Keeps Thrift Stamps In Circulation
A humorous exchange about thrift stamps reveals how money and misers influence social talk. The quip about money ceasing to talk when a miser clings to it leads to reflections on trouble caused by pennies and the professions that follow the trade.
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Huw
Ines
Kaiser
Kay Guyo
Bride
Hans
Oklahoma
Packer
Food Administration
St Swift &Company
Swift & Compan Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Swift & Company
U.S.A
Ottawa
Canada
G. A. Cook
Malin Sr
Kansas City, Me
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